apostle
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8.1
- noun
- /əˈpɑːsəl/
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apóstol
- The apostle Peter was one of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to spread his teachings.
The first epistle of Paul, the apostle to Timothy.
- The first epistle of Paul, the apostle to Timothy.
- Jesus Christ ordained his apostles to his priesthood and he was letting them participate now in his priesthood through the washing of their feet.
- When did the so the so the first Pope was Peter the apostle.
- Justinian also rebuilt the Senate, the baths, the Imperial Palace, the Church of Saint Irene, the Church of the Apostles, etcetera etcetera.
Examples
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And that's when the apostle Peter was commanded to take the church to the gentiles, the white people, because before that it had only gone to the Jews.
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And the apostle Paul, he was a lifelong bachelor.
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I think as modern folks we can really appreciate the apostle Thomas.
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But I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.
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And yet, where do we see Jesus when He reveals His message to the apostle John?
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The apostle Paul wrote to the church at corinth.
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A new apostle to the gentiles.
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Paul himself claimed to be an apostle, not a presbyter or bishop.
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The apostle John gets down to the nitty-gritty of becoming a bona fide child of God.
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Folks stand and talk about Preacher Gaspar, how he helped them find Jesus; how he prayed with them and for them; how he was a real preacher, a genuine apostle who could tell a story and make you believe it.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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6.1
A person who follows and helps spread a teacher's ideas
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4.1
A person who goes to another place to spread a religion by teaching or helping people
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6.7
A person who tells people about the Christian faith and asks them to join
Compounds
A short letter in the Christian Bible from Paul asking Philemon to forgive his runaway slave
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice about church leaders
A book of the Christian Bible that Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae
A New Testament letter by Paul to the people of Ephesus about being saved through Christ
A book in the Christian Bible with Paul's letter to people in Galatia
A book of the New Testament that is a letter Paul wrote to Christians in Philippi
A book in the Christian Bible that explains Paul's teachings to Christians in Rome
- Formal
A title for Saint Paul, a Christian leader who spreads Christianity to non-Jewish people
A short New Testament letter that gives advice to a church leader named Timothy about teaching and behavior
A letter in the Christian Bible from Paul to the church in Corinth
A New Testament book that contains Paul's first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica
One of the twelve followers of Jesus, brother of Peter and patron saint of Scotland
One of Jesus's twelve followers, brother of John, traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
A follower of Jesus who led the first Christians and is seen by Catholics as the first pope
A person who was one of Jesus' twelve disciples and is believed to have written the first Gospel
A New Testament book that is Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth
A book in the New Testament that is a letter from Paul to the people in Thessalonica
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice and encouragement to Timothy
One of the twelve followers of Jesus who does not believe Jesus rose until he sees him
One of Jesus's twelve followers who is John's brother and traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
One of the twelve followers of Jesus who is said to have written the first Gospel in the New Testament
A follower of Jesus who led the Apostles and Catholics regard as the first Pope
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apostle comes from the Greek apostolos, made of apo- 'away' and stello 'to send', so it originally meant 'one sent away'. In the Bible this name was given to the twelve people Jesus sent out to teach, which is why apostle means an important early Christian teacher or missionary.